Artesian or oil drilling-machine.



PATENTED AUG. 25, 1903.

D. A. MESSNBR.

ARTESIAN OB. OIL DRILLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6, 1903.

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DAVID A. MESSNER, OF AKRON, OHIO.

ARTESIAN OR OIL DRILLING-MACHINE- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 736,993, dated August 25, 1903. Application filed April 6, 1903. Serial No. 151,279. (No model-J To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID A. MESSNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Artesian or Oil Drilling-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in Artesian and oil drilling-machines; and one object of my invention is the provision of a machine of this character which can be instantly operated or thrown out of operation, as circumstances require, and which will remove strain or wear from the parts.

Another object of my invention is a machine of this character which can be instantly stopped and started and which will quickly raise and lower the rope or cable carrying the tools.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a drilling-machine which will at all times guide the rope or cable and prevent it from becoming detached and which will properly raise and lower the rope or cable when the machine is in operation.

Another object of myinvention is the provision ofa drilling-machine which will properly guide the rope or cable with the tools, which will quickly raise and lower said rope or cable, and which will apply the brake for stopping the cable without producing too much friction and consequently heat between the parts forming the brake mechanism.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a drilling-machine which will possess meritin point of simplicity, durability, and inexpensiveness of production and which will be thoroughly efficient in operation and practical in every respect.

With these objects in view my invetion consists of a drilling-machine embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts, substantially as disclosed herein.

In order that the details of construction of my machine and its operation may be fully understood, as well as its many advantages be fully appreciated, I have illustrated inthe accompanying drawings a drilling-machine embodying my improvements.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of a sufficient portion of a drillingnnachine, showing my improvements. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of a portion of the machine, particularly illustrating the mechanism for throwing the winding-drum in and out of operation. Fig. 3 represents a top plan view of my complete mechanism with the parts in their relative positions. Fig. 4 represents a side elevation particularly illustrating the brake mechanism, the guide for the rope or cable, and the tilting or rocking pulley adjacent to the guide for raising and lowering the rope or cable. Fig. 5 represents a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the brakewheel, with the belt and friction-block in elevation; and Fig. 6 represents a vertical transverse sectional view of the brake-wheel, belt, and friction-blocks.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, in which similar numerals denote corresponding parts in the several views, the numeral 1 designates the framework of my drilling-machine, which is of substantially rectangular form and mounted upon four wheels 2 to enable ready transportation of the machine. Near one end of said frame in stationary bearings 3 is mounted the shaft 4, carrying at one end a band-wheel 5, over which travels the belt 6, which passes around the drivingwheel 7, which is operated from a suitable source of driving powerfpreferably an upright engine, which is not shown, as it is the usual and common means for supplying power to a machine of this character. Upon the other end of the shaft 4: is mounted a gearwheel 8, to which is connected one end of a pitman 9, the other end of said pitman being connected to the lower end 10 of a crank-arm 11, the upper end of said crank-arm being secured to the outer end of a shaft 12, said shaft being mounted in suitable bearings 13, secured upon the framework, and uponsaid shaft at one end is secured an arm 14, to the other end of which upon a stud 15 is mounted a guide-pulley 16, and adjacent to and in line with said guide-pulley and secured to I the frame at 17 is the rigid rope-guide 18, having its inner end 19 flaring, the purpose of which is to insure the proper guiding of the rope or cable to the guide-pulley and to absolutely prevent said rope or cable from becoming detached from the guide and pulley. Mounted in the frame are the sliding or movable bearing-boxes 20, in which is journaled the shaft 21, upon the outer end of which is secured the gear-wheel 22, and connected with the sliding boxes, or rather with one of said boxes, is the upper end of the lever 23, pivoted centrally at 24 and at its lower end connected by means of a link 25 with the angle-lever 26, said lever serving to move the sliding bearing-boxes and throw the gear-wheel into and out of mesh with the driving gear-wheel 8, as most clearly seen in Fig. 2. Upon said shaft is also mounted the drum 27, upon which is adapted to be wound and unwound the rope or cable 28, which passes from said drum through the rigid guide underneath the guidepulley over a pulley 29, secured in a standard (not shown) rising from the framework, and from thence downward into the well, said rope or cable at its lower end carrying the drilling-tools. It will also be understood that the machine may be used for laying pipe, in which case the pipe-sections would be connected to the lower end of said rope or cable, as is obvious.

Adjacent to the winding-drum and upon the same shaft therewithis rigidly secured the brake-wheel 30, which is of peculiar and novel construction, having the conical channeled rim 31, in which fits and is adapted to frictionally engage the conical brake-blocks 32, having their ends cut away at 33 to form a series of air pockets or chambers to insure a flow or feed of cold air between the blocks and wheels to prevent the parts from becoming heated, said blocks being connected to the belt 34, one end of which belt is rigidly connected to the frame at 35,and the other end is connected at 36 to an arm 37 on the lever 38, said lever being pivoted at 39 to the frame, and by means of this construction it will be seen that the brake can be instantly applied and released without wear or strain upon the parts and without heating the brake-wheel or belt by means of the rapid rotation of said brake-wheel.

From the foregoing description, taken in connect-ion with the drawings, the operation of my machine will be readily understood and may be briefly stated as follows: The band- Wheel is rotated through the medium of the drivingbelt, operated by suitable power,

which revolves the driving gear-wheel, and

the movement of the angle-lever 26 from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 to that indicated by dotted lines in the same figure forces the gear-wheel carrying the drum into engagementwith the driving-gear, imparting rotation to the drum .to wind the rope or cable and at the same time impart a rocking movement to the guide-pulley, over which said rope or cable passes, and at the proper moment the angle-lever is returned, which action releases the gear-wheel carrying the windingdrum and allows the rope, with tools, to descend rapidly into the well. It will thus be seen that the pitman revolving with the driving-gear is given a swinging action, which moves the crank-arm back and forth and rocks the shaft to which it is connected, and consequently the arm carrying the guidepulley, which quickly'raises and lowers the rope or cable, giving a quick sharp action to said rope or cable in driving the tools. It

will also be observed that my brake will permit a rapid revolution of the winding-drum, but that it will instantly apply the brake when desired and stop the drum, with the rope, instantly and absolutely without generating heat and causing consequent wear and tear uponthe parts of my machine, which is a feature of vital importance in a machine of this character.

It is evident that I provide a drilling-machine which will perform all its functions in an eflicient and practical manner and that its simplicity, durability, and inexpensiveness of construction and its many advantages will readily commend it.

I claim- 1. In a drilling-machine, the combination of the frame, a shaft mounted therein, means for driving said shaft,a gear-wheel on one end of said shaft, a pitman having one end connected with said gear-wheel, a shaft parallel with the driving-shaft, a crank-arm secured thereto and connected to the other end of said pitman, an arm secured to the last-mentioned shaft, a guide-pulley carried by the free end of said arm, an angle-lever, a link pivotally connected with the short arm of said lever, a lever pivotally connected with the opposite end of said link and a movably-mounted bearing-box, a shaft mounted therein, a drum carried by said shaft, a rigid rope-guide secured to the frame, in alinement with said guidepulley, and a rope or cable passing around said guide-pulley and supported upon said guide and adapted to be raised and lowered by the rocking of said pulley, substantially as described.

2. In a drilling-machine, the combination of the frame, a shaft mounted therein, means for driving said shaft, a gear-wheel on one end of said shaft, a pitman having one end connected with said gear-wheel, a shaft parallel with the driving-shaft, a crank-arm secured thereto and connected to the other end of said pitman, an arm secured to the lastmentioned shaft, a guide-pulley carried by the free end of said arm, an angle-lever, a link pivotally connected with the short arm of said lever, a lever pivotally connected with the opposite end of said link and a movablymounted bearing-box, a shaft mounted there- ICC in, a. drum carried loysaid shaft, abrake meeh- In testimony whereof I affix my signature anism on said shaft, a, rigid rope-guide sein presence of two witnesses. cured to the frame in alinement with said guidepulley, and a rope or cable passing DAVID MESSNER' 5 around said guide pulley and supported upon Witnesses:

said guide and adapted to be raised and low- JOSEPH LIMRIC,

ered by the rocking of said pulley. ELSIE E. HOFFMAN. 

